Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 311 · 40 questions

Word tip (Know your reader): Informal (everyday) words are short and friendly: buy, help, get, tell. Formal words are longer and more serious: purchase, assist, receive, inform. Use formal words in letters to the principal, applications and reports; use everyday words with friends and family.

1. 1.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “numerous”? (a) lucky (b) many (c) about (d) enough
2. 2.Which is the formal word for “go up”? (a) conclude (b) ascend (c) purchase (d) reside
3. 3.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) immediately (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) approximately
4. 4.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) live (c) tell (d) go up
5. 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “depart”? (a) leave (b) tell (c) need (d) buy
6. 6.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) help (b) tell (c) live (d) buy
7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) buy (b) ask (c) live (d) help
8. 8.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) require (b) reside (c) inform (d) purchase
9. 9.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “physician”? (a) doctor (b) bike (c) money (d) phone
10. 10.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) inform (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) reside
11. 11.Which is the formal word for “but”? (a) approximately (b) frequently (c) however (d) previously
12. 12.Which is the formal word for “leave”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) depart (d) require
13. 13.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) reside (b) conclude (c) demonstrate (d) require
14. 14.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “purchase”? (a) need (b) live (c) tell (d) buy
15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “fortunate”? (a) enough (b) about (c) often (d) lucky
16. 16.Which is the formal word for “talk”? (a) converse (b) require (c) reside (d) purchase
17. 17.Which is the formal word for “right away”? (a) frequently (b) previously (c) approximately (d) immediately
18. 18.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) conclude (b) inform (c) require (d) reside
19. 19.Which is the formal word for “answer”? (a) require (b) reside (c) respond (d) purchase
20. 20.Which is the formal word for “mistake”? (a) assistance (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
21. 21.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) fortunate (b) frequent (c) sufficient (d) previous
22. 22.Which is the formal word for “so”? (a) approximately (b) previously (c) therefore (d) frequently
23. 23.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “refrigerator”? (a) fridge (b) money (c) phone (d) bike
24. 24.Which is the formal word for “let”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) reside (d) permit
25. 25.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) need (b) live (c) talk (d) buy
26. 26.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “require”? (a) tell (b) live (c) buy (d) need
27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) whole (d) often
28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “inform”? (a) buy (b) tell (c) live (d) need
29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “elderly”? (a) lucky (b) enough (c) old (d) often
30. 30.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) commence (b) assist (c) inform (d) reside
31. 31.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) require (b) reside (c) enquire (d) provide
32. 32.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) enough (d) about
33. 33.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) fridge (b) phone (c) bike (d) money
34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) need (b) show (c) live (d) buy
35. 35.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) buy (b) let (c) live (d) tell
36. 36.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) error (b) residence (c) refrigerator (d) occupation
37. 37.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) bicycle (b) residence (c) error (d) occupation
38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “immediately”? (a) lucky (b) often (c) about (d) right away
39. 39.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) previously (b) subsequently (c) frequently (d) approximately
40. 40.Which is the formal word for “want”? (a) purchase (b) conclude (c) desire (d) reside

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